XXL lists 50 rappers who were cheated by the prestigious award ceremony...

With a Tribe Called Quest's Beats, Rhymes & Life hitting theaters today, XXL looks back at the legendary group's greatest songs...

WORDS BEN DETRICK **THIS STORY ORIGINALLY APPEARS IN THE MAY 2011 ISSUE OF XXL ON SALE NOW** Once a cherished part of a rapper’s arsenal, ...

Feeling nostalgic? Each week XXL's staffers bring you a throwback playlist to help you get through the week. See what we're bumping around the office... "Pac ...

Seminal rap duo Pete Rock and C.L. Smooth will be reuniting this Wednesday (October 20) to perform at New York City’s B.B. King Blues Club ...

Under normal circumstances I wouldn’t be watching The Mo’Nique Show. From the few times I did peep it, it was just too much coonin’ for ...

Last night (April 29) some of the most critically acclaimed acts from New York’s 1990's rap scene gathered at Warsaw in Williamsburg, Brooklyn to take ...

Today might be Columbus Day, but XXLMag.com is flipping the script on this often-overlooked holiday. Rather than commemorate European explorer Christopher Columbus’ “discovery” of America, ...

Sticking with my topic of choice in the conclusion of my blog week, I thought I’d pay homage to one of my favorite old-school rappers, ...